as in exits
to leave a place often for another
with the dinner conversation becoming more and more desultory, the time had clearly come to pack off
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for packs (up or off)
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Meanwhile, three oil supertankers transited the narrow waterway, representing the biggest day of oil exits through Hormuz since Iran closed off the chokepoint through which one-fifth of the world’s oil passed before the war.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026 -
Light is channeled along the length of each cantilever via a waveguide, and exits at its tip.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Apr. 2026
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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Luna and other House conservatives have vowed to hold up legislation from passing the House until the Senate moves the SAVE America Act.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Apr. 2026
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The move departs from Vietnam’s tradition of shared leadership, in which the jobs have typically been held by different people, and echoes power structures in China under Xi Jinping and neighboring Laos.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The move departs from Vietnam’s tradition of shared leadership, in which the jobs have typically been held by different people, and echoes power structures in China under President Xi Jinping and neighboring Laos.—
Aniruddha Ghosal,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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And how a couple goes from competition to partnership.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Those cabins are where most of the attention goes.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2026
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But whether Warsh gets there before Jerome Powell's May 15 term expiration is another question entirely.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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Continue reading … THIN MARGINS — Johnson gets reinforcements as GOP swears in new member.—
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FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Trever parts his hair to the right while his brother styles his combover to the left.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Later, Hamilton parts the sea on his kick scooter, speedily escaping from the hectic press area.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
10 Feb. 2026
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Secure this deal before the signal cuts out!—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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She is later seen kicking a bag in the direction of Hartman, whom the outlet calls her girlfriend, and appearing to either lunge at or hit the woman before the video cuts out.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Bama pitcher Vic Moten apparently got all those walks out of her system in the first inning.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Apr. 2026
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The episode ends as John walks out among Carolyn’s cries.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Packs (up or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packs%20%28up%20or%20off%29. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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